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PAPERS OF MIRABEAU BuoNAPARTE LAMAR
companing testimonial of the decree to that effect, until until [sicl in- telligence be had, as to which governmt it will be most approximate; You will therefore make the necessary enquires upon this point and in- forme me of the same, that I may by compairing your views with those of· the other governors, determine to which governmt its jurisdiction shall fall-" San Saba fell before the dicision was made- [Endorsed:] San Saba 1796 1798 No. 2444. NOTES UPON BUACHE'S CHART OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. LAMAR [Richmond? Texas, 184-?] FRENCH "Chart of the Gulf of Mexico and of the Antilles Islands, reduced from Popple's great English chart, by P. H. Buache ls. Geographer of the King, corrected and augmented in 1780, by J. N. Buache-" In the above chart it is laid down that the French made an estab- lishment at the mouth of the little Cany, Bay of St. Louis or St Bernard- On the same chart Natchitoches is represented as being established by the French in 1717- On the east fork of the Trinity in the 32!Ild latitude a Mexicans established a mission "the Mission of Texas"- in 1716. French map, date unknown; published probably about the year 1780- In this map it is laid down that La Salle established at the mouth of the Little Cany, emptying into the· St Louis or St Bernard bay, in 1683 whilst seeking for the Mississippi- He is also represented as being on the Trinity in the 31st. Latitude, in the year 1687- , Ferdinand de Soto is represented as discovering the Mississippi in 1541-in the 34th Latitude In another ear 1 y French map (date unknown) it is stated that the Bay of San Bernard was changed by the french to that of St. Louis. [Endorsed:] Old French Maps De Soto and La Salle-
No. 2445. HISTORICAL NOTES. LAMAR
[Richmond ? Texas, 184-?l
1812 Josef Antonio Castillo, having made his escape from the Towacany Indians and being examined at Bexar stated that he had seen Men- chaca (Jose) at the Indian Village. (Towaccanay) (whilst he was on his way to the U S) when Menchaca invited Castillo to go with him to the U S, ·whence he was bound for the purpose of raising troops to take Bexar, stating that the people at Bexar were all ripe for revolu- tion- Menchaca endeavored to enlist the Indians also in the servise, promising them many presents &C- Capapt [sic] Laconcha of the Towachanays refuse to war against the Spaniards; but the one Called Aricara, and Sambor's village agreed to unite with l\fonchaca- Mon- chaca stayed there one day & a half & proceeded on to the US-
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